This Republican candidate just told the mother of all anti-gay lies

Republicans continue to sink to new lows as they find new ways to attack LGBTQ+ people just for existing. A North Carolina candidate for public office just lied about the LGBTQ+ acronym in order to advance her own agenda, and queer folks aren’t having it.

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Michele Morrow, a Republican candidate for North Carolina’s Superintendent of Public, recently posted an attack on her Democratic opponent, Mo Green, who was endorsed by the LGBTQ+ advocacy group Equality North Carolina.

“Mo Green has stated that the Parental Bill of Rights ‘Does more harm than good’ and he states he is ‘proudly endorsed’ by Equality NC, whose mission statement is to promote LGBTQ+ power,” she wrote.

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“NEWSFLASH…the ‘+’ includes PEDOPH*L*A!!,” Morrow continued. “Mo Green will NOT keep our children safe!”

We must keep EVERY student safe in ALL our schools!

As Superintendent, I will work with the GA to enforce mandatory background checks for ALL public school staff and IMMEDIATELY suspend the license of any staff member arrested for crimes against children

Mo Green has stated… https://t.co/qWq65jCzHF

— MicheleMorrow (@MicheleMorrowNC) September 17, 2024

She also stated that she would “suspend the license of any staff member arrested for crimes against children.” Considering that Republicans in the state are already trying to equate being LGBTQ+ with obscenity, including against children, this doesn’t bode well for what Morrow might do if elected.

Needless to say, there is no evidence that the LGBTQ+ acronym includes pedophilia, with attempts to state otherwise being propagated largely by right-wingers and online trolls seeking to attack queer people.

Morrow has been a controversial figure for other reasons as well. In a Facebook livestream on January 6, 2021, she advocated for the arrest of anyone who believes that the 2020 election was legitimate and called for a military coup.